Now Convenience Store Sector is most popular franchise chain in Taiwan industry. Especially in such high rate of franchise, it¡¦s more difficult to manage and control. But franchisee make a formal contract with franchiser, is it suitable to operate franchisee by only clear formal lease? In management control system(MCS) field, it has not any research to discuss about how to link different type of MCS which exclusive and simultaneous exist. Therefore, this research belongs to an exploratory study which choose President Chain Store Corp. as interviews in order to find chain convenience store¡¦s MCS. This study visit an important role: Operational Field Consultant(OFC) between franchise and franchisee. The interview target is 4 OFC in Kaohsiung Region of President Chain Store Corp. The research find are: the chain convenience store¡¦s MCS which is outcome control and behavior control exclusive and simultaneous. The outcome control comes from franchiser, and the behavior control comes from OFC. This research understands OFC position and role who plan a conflict solver and a moderator. This study also find the interface effect does not come from budget distribution. It should be the OFC role who negotiate between franchiser and franchisee and make them a profit successfully. The conclusion is as follows: 1. President Chain Store Corp have two different types of MCS. The outcome control comes from franchiser, and the behavior control comes from OFC. 2. The interface effect of MCS is actually exist. 3. The interface effect of CVS may link by OFC, especially OFC play an plan a conflict solver and a moderator.

After China enters WTO, its antique retailing and wholesaling sector is faced with tough competition as the global retailers rush to enter the field. Shanghai is one of the highest density cities of convenience stores. In addition, foreign companies has limited by laws in China, how to compete with the other state-owned enterprises which owned many advanced advantages will become a big issue. Base on the China market situation, the research is focus on key success factors of oversea chain convenience stores. What the methodology is used is ¡¨Case Study¡¨. There are three data sources-deep interview, including the convenient store company to be the object discussed here and the supporting business unit in Convenience Store Division, Ting Hsin International Group. With its own marketing, alliance program, store products, backup office support systems, goods delivery and creativity as well. Compile the organized information and analysis then get conclusion. The concrete research results s are as follows¡GThe Key Success Factor of oversea chain convenience stores can be divided into four dimensions which are expanding stores and surroundings planning ability, products innovation and diversity, marketing planning. The last but not least is quality of store operation and service. To build up an integrated supply chain system is also do help when entering into new market. Though the scale of convenience stores is the foundation of profit, it can¡¦t guarantee the sustainable profit. Base on the store unit profitable, enterprise should find the virtual growth pattern of turnover to make the sustainable profitability.

Although rapid expansion and development of e-commerce makes many physical stores integrate website as their business strategy, we find new commercial trend is more and more e-retailers now activity operate traditional stores. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship of satisfaction, trust and loyalty in both online and offline channels, testing the effects of convenience of Clicks and Bricks, and we also compare different brand experiences affect on satisfaction, trust and loyalty. This research provides an overview of findings from previous studies in both online and offline environments, presents framework and build the hypothesis. Due to there is no thesis concentrates on satisfaction, trust and loyalty from online to offline, we would like to fill this gap. We do the examinations and comparisons by questionnaire study. Our target group is female who has one of 17 apparel brands experience. Our results have significant findings and offer researchers and practicing managers alike valuable information on how online shopping experiences relate to offline shopping experiences. Moreover, we prove operating physical stores enhances customer attitude in both online and offline channel.

Since chain convenience store becomes the main trend in the retail industry, and the store managers play the important roles to run the business, therefore this research is trying to find out what the competences are necessary for the store managers. Furthermore, this research would like to find out if different characteristics of managers would affect their emphasis degree on the managerial competency. The results are as follows: 1. The 7 competences for the store managers are: (1) business improving ability; (2) daily work managing ability; (3) planning ability; (4) leadership; (5) selling field managing ability; (6) instructing ability; (7) goal approaching ability. 2. The relations between demographics valuables and managerial competences: (1) store managers from ¡§ the middle area¡¨ put the least emphasis on selling field managing ability, leadership and instructing ability; (2) store managers working in ¡§ Family¡¨ put the least emphasis on goal approaching ability; (3) store managers working in ¡§ regular chain¡¨ put more emphasis on planning ability, daily work managing ability and leadership than franchise chain; (4) store managers who work less than one year put the least emphasis on planning ability, goal approaching ability and business improving ability. 3. The moderate effect of individual performance: when individual performance interacting with education, it would affect the emphasis degree toward planning ability and daily work managing ability.

This research is focus on discussion of Convenience Chain Stores¡¦ Key Successful Factors, in which using for lead into the LOHAS¡]Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability¡^. This case is based on the 7-11 of which used both of the ¡§Case Study¡¨ & ¡§Penetrate Interview¡¨. Except two high-level managers in charged of LOHAS, there are some other key men involved as following: two high-level managers in Uni-President(upstream company of 7-11) Enterprise and two high-level managers in Ton-Chuang¡]logistics¡^company. Among them I got four KSFs to be the result of this research, which van be the references in the future development of Convenience Chain Stores as following¡G 1.The factor of Social Environment. 2.The factor of Resource Input. 3.The factor of Product Strategy. 4.The factor of Strategy Popularization. 7-11 suppose to be the NO.1 beneficiary. Even though 7-11 had popularized the LOHAS foe three years, it never made any similar analysis and generalization. I expect to get the resonance of 7-11by the share of this research-to make a harmonious society by the three-wins of egoistic, altruistic and the earth.

Thesis (M.Des.)--York University, 2008. Graduate Programme in Design. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 58-61). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:MR38805

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 47-06, page: 3551. Adviser: Carl S. Hacker. Includes bibliographical references.

Between the 1970s and 2014, Winnipeg experienced dramatic change in the distribution of healthy food retailers in inner-city neighbourhoods. Winnipeg’s “active core” neighbourhoods identified through Dr. David Gordon’s research on Canadian suburbs (Gordon & Jean 2011), have undergone a decline in accessible healthy food options and a rise in food deserts. This practicum identifies the causes of food retail decline and possible strategies for improving accessible healthy food retail options within Winnipeg’s active core. The changes in the distribution of food retail over time in Winnipeg are displayed through a series of maps: one for 1971 and every five years thereafter until 2011, and the year 2014, using data collected through telephone directories. Spatial data of Winnipeg’s active core is compared with population density data, informational maps, and other statistical data. Finally, various stakeholders, including planners, current and former business owners and other experts are interviewed to discuss these trends, lessons learned, and possible solutions. / October 2015

Vegetables and fruit appear to confer protection against various diseases, but most adults in South Africa eat substantially less than the recommended amounts. Many barriers and factors that influence vegetable consumption have been identified in the literature. One major barrier is the perishability of vegetables. Frozen vegetables can be a useful way in encouraging greater intakes. Some consumers are, however, of the opinion that processing destroy nutrients to a large extent. There is, therefore, a lack of understanding of the freezing process. Research on the attitudes of consumers towards frozen vegetables in South Africa is limited. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes of consumers regarding the link between frozen and fresh vegetables and health and the attributes of frozen vegetables. Subjects/Setting: One thousand nine hundred and ninety seven South African respondents, representative of the four major race groups of South Africa (whites, blacks, coloureds and Indians) were randomly chosen from metropolitan areas from the nine provinces in South Africa. Questionnaires, existing of 17 food-related sections, including subsections on vegetables and health, were designed by researchers in co-operation with business partners. MARKINOR, a market research company, was contracted to collect the data. Respondents were questioned regarding their attitudes towards the link between frozen and fresh vegetables and health. Statistical analysis performed: The quantitative data produced by the survey was analysed by using the StatisticaⓇ-programme in order to generate the relevant tabulations, descriptive statistics and statistical tests. Results: Overall, the attitudes of consumers towards frozen vegetables were found to be negative. Practical and statistically significant attitude differences towards frozen vegetables were found between most variables. Results from this study revealed that different levels of education, age and gender do not have a big influence on consumer's attitudes towards frozen vegetables. However, practical and statistically significant differences were found between the various LSM (Living Standards Measure) groups, especially with regard to the convenience of frozen vegetables. Results also indicated that Indians, the age group 61+ and males were the most negative towards frozen vegetables. Almost 75% of all consumers indicated that they never eat frozen vegetables. Only 1% of consumers in the LSM group 2 own a fridge/freezer. An alarmingly 26% of all consumers indicated that they are not convinced that vegetables are healthy. Application/Conclusions: Nutrition professionals should use these findings to target messages in health-promotion programmes to increase the overall consumption of vegetables. The use of frozen vegetables by consumers with frozen storage facilities should be promoted aggressively. Consumers also need practical advice on how to overcome the barriers to dietary change. Nutrition counseling efforts should also be aimed specifically at increasing frozen vegetable consumption among targeted subgroups, particularly Indians, males and the age group 61+. It is strongly recommended that suitable measuring instruments be developed for assessing the knowledge and attitude of South Africans towards vegetable and fruit consumption and the ability of individuals to improve their health. The results of this study may prove to be very useful in this regard. / Thesis (M.Sc. (Dietetics))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2004.

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